Officials are considering a special election for Illinois’ vacant Senate seat after the corruption charges levied against Gov. Rod Blagojevich. A panel examines what the case says about politics in Illinois and beyond. Continue reading →

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to benefit financially through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama’s election as president. Continue reading →

A federal judge ruled Thursday that Vice President Dick Cheney’s former aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby cannot delay his prison sentence while he appeals a conviction related to the CIA leak investigation. Guests comment on the legalities of the case. Continue reading →

I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence Tuesday for lying in an investigation into the leak of a CIA agent’s name. Two journalists offer their perspectives on the case’s impact on the media. Continue reading →

Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage confirmed that he was the primary source for Robert Novak’s New York Times article that revealed the identity of a CIA officer and sparked a criminal leak investigation. A Washington correspondent discusses the story. Continue reading →